Question follow-through · 28149
Sewage: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the amount of rainwater entering sewer systems during periods when that rainwater may overload the sewer systems.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the amount of rainwater entering sewer systems during periods when that rainwater may overload the sewer systems.
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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15 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to tackling the root causes of sewage pollution by reducing the volume of rainwater and pollutants entering the sewerage system. The National Planning Policy Framework requires all new development to incorporate sustainable dra...
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Correspondence
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. member for Newton Abbot under case ref MW16977.